Folding umbrella.



J. PETERSON.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1911.

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Patented July 9, 1912.

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J. PETERSON.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1911 Patented July 9, 1912.

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WITNESSES f z I A I i 1 JAMES LPETE'BSO'N, OF PRICE, UTAH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

W p FOLDING UMBRELLA.

Patented July 2,1912.

Application filed June 6, 1911. Serial No. 631,610.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES PETERSON, a citizenof the United States, residing at Price, in the county of Carbon andState of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFolding Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification.

The purpose of my invention is to provide an umbrella that may be usedas an ordinary umbrella and by a slight manipulation of some of theparts may be folded into compact form for placing in a grip, suit caseor other receptacle, and one that is suitably and strongly braced. Theseobjects I accomplish with the device illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which similar letters of reference indicate like partsthroughout the several figures.

Figure l is a vertical section of the umbrella when extended and coverremoved, parts cut away. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the umbrella foldedwith the cover removed and parts cut away. Fig. 3 is an elevation of aportion of the staff. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the link tube. Fig. 5 isa plan of the upper runner. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of same. F ig. 7is a plan of the lower runner. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the same.Fig. 9 is a plan view of the upper end of a portion of the stafi. Fig.10 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 11 a side elevation of theupper portion of the staff with one of the spring catches shown extendedand as flexed in dotted lines. Fig. 12 is a plan view of the cam sleeveand a section of the lower runner.

In the drawings the upper portion of the staff is rod 1, and this partof the staff fits closely and telescopes within the other portion, atube 2, of the staff. The rod 1 has a spring catch 3 secured near themiddle thereof and carries a notched and channeled bearing 15 thereonnear the upper end. Said rod 1 also has another spring catch 4 thereonand a catch opening 5 thereinto. The said tube 2 has the segment of anextended flange 6 on its upper end and a longitudinal slot 7 cutthereinto. The upper end of said slot 7 has a section 8 thereof formedwider, and opening into the said widened part 8 is cut a short slot 9parallel with the said slot 7. Near its lower end the said slot 7 isalso cut Wider forming a set off 10 in the other side of said slot 7.The said slots 7, 8, '9 and 10 are cut to receive the said spring catch3, when and as desired in the manipulation of the umbrella. Slidablycarried on the said tube 2 is the upper runner 11, which has a portionthereof longitudinally extended and bent radially inward forming a lug12. The said lug 12 is made to engage the said segment flange 6, whenthey are adjacent, to lock the said runner 11 and said tube 2 togetherfrom independent longitudinal movements. To the said upper runner 11 ispivoted the inner ends of a plurality of stretchers 13, which set ofstretchers have their outer ends pivoted to the ribs at the joint 14therein. Said ribs are severed and hingedly connected at said joint 14.The inner sections 16 of said ribs are pivoted to said notched bearing15. Also carried on said tube 2 is the lower runner 17, which hassecured thereon a catch 18. This catch 18 is made to engage in the catchopening 5 Within the rod 1, to lock the lower runner 17 and the said rod1 together which is done to fold the umbrella, but does not so engagewhen the umbrella is collapsed or used an ordinary umbrella. Said catch18 has a longitudinal notch 25 cut in its lower end. To the said lowerrunner 17 is pivoted the inner ends of another set of stretchers 19,which have their upper ends pivoted to the outer sections 20 of saidribs. On the upper portion of said runner 17 is formed a longitudinallyextended lug 21 made to en gage in a notch 22 in the lower end of theupper runner. The purpose being to lock the two runners together whenthey are adjacent to prevent any tendency of independent axial movement.The said runner 1.7 carries thereon a cam sleeve 23, which sleeve hassecured therein a cam 241 made to operate within the said notch 25 inthe lower end of the said catch 18. Also within. the peripheric face ofsaid sleeve 23 are cut two openings 37. Secured on said lower runner 17and Within the said sleeve 23 is the spring catch 26, the point of whichis made to operate within the said openings 37 in the peripheric face ofsaid sleeve 23, to prevent unintentional movement of said sleeve.lVithin the lower end of the said tube 2 is securely fitted an axial lug27 having thereon a radially extended lug 29, to the lug 27 is fastenedone link of a chain 28. Said chain is preferably made up of three orfour links, and is attached to one end of the link tube 32. Said linktube has a diametrical longitudinally disposed opening 31 therein,within which opening is operated a guide pin 32 the ends of which seatand are secured in the tube 2, hereinafter more fully described. Alsowithin and to said link tube 32 is fastened the spring catch 33, whichengages in slots cut in the surrounding tube 2. To the lower end of saidlink tube is fastened one end of a spiral spring 34, the other end ofwhich is secured to the lower end of said tube 2'. Slidably telescopingover the said link tube 32 is the lower portion of the staff of theumbrella formed as a tube 2 hereinbefore mentioned and having an openlongitudinal cut 30 in its upper end. Said cut is made to engage thesaid lug 29 to prevent axial. turning when so engaging. Said tube 2 hastwo longitudinally alined spring catch openings 35 and 35 in its side,within which the said spring catch 33 engages and the operation of thepin 32 in the opening 32 insures the catch 33 to be in the same radialplane as the openings 35 and 35. Fitted on the lower end of said tube 2is the hand hold 36.

lVhen assembled as shown in Fig. 1, the rod 1 and the tube 2 are lockedtogether by the catch 3 engaging in the opening 8 in said tube 2, thetubes 2 and 2 are locked together by the spring catch 33 engaging in theopening 35, while at the same time the lug 27 is telescoped within theupper end of said tube 2. When in this position the pressing in of thespring catch 1 will allow the umbrella to collapse or close as any ordinary umbrella. By sliding the lower run ner upward on the said tube 2until the said runner passes over the said catch 4 the umbrella isextended as shown in Fig. 1. To fold the umbrella, the cam sleeve 23 isfirmly held, preferably with the left hand, and with the other handgrasping the hand hold 36 the umbrella is given a slight axial turn. henthe umbrella is extended the upper runner 11 presses the spring catch 3from its engagement in the slot 9, and this axial turning will allow thetube 2 to turn axially far enough to engage the said catch 3 in the slot7 and in this position the segment flange 6 is thrown into engagementwith the lug 12. A continuation of said axial turn of all of theumbrella except the said cam sleeve, will move the catch 18 on the cam24, and this in turn will cause the engagement of the said catch 18 inthe opening 5 of the said rod 1 through the opening 39 in the runner 17and lock the said runner to the rod 1. By then sliding the said lowerrunner 17 longitudinally downward on the tube 2 the umbrella is foldedexcept the lower portion of the staff. Then by depressing the springcatch 33 and pulling longitudinally on the hand held 36 the said catch33 is withdrawn from its engagement in the opening 35 and made to engagein the opening 35.. When the longitudinal pull on the hand hold hasdrawn the spring catch 33 into the opening 35 and the said pull releasedthe tension of the chain is released and the tube 2 portion of the staffmay be doubled back parallel with the tube 2.

Having thus described my invention, I desire to secure by Letters Patentand claim 1. A folding umbrella comprising a rod having a catch openingtherein, two spring catches secured thereto, a notched bearing carriedthereon near the upper end, a tube within which said rod is telescopedand in the side of which is av longitudinal slot having portions thereofwidened, a segment flange on the upper end of said tube, a runnercarried on said tube, a lug on said run ner adapted at times to engagesaid segment flange, sectioned and hingedly connected ribs pivoted tosaid notched bearing, a plurality of stretchers pivoted to said runnerand to said ribs at the hinged joint of said ribs, a notch in the loweredge of said runner, a lower runner also carried on said tube having alug thereon which at times engages in the said notch in the said upperrunner, a catch carried on said lower runner adapted to engage at timeswithin the opening in said rod, and having an open slot in the lower endthereof, another set of stretchers pivoted to said lower runner and tothe outer section of said ribs, a cam sleeve car ried on said lowerrunner having openings in its peripheric face, a cam carried within saidsleeve adapted to engage within the open slot in said catch, a springcatch secured to said lower runner within said sleeve and adapted toengage within the openings in theperipheric face of said sleeve, andanother tube detachably secured to said first mentioned tube. I

2. A folding umbrella comprising telescoping stalf sections, slidablymovable runners carried on the outer of said sections, catch openings inthe sides of said staff sections adjacent the runners on said staff whenthe umbrella is extended and with the openings in the inner section ofsaid staff registering with the openings in the outer section of saidstaff when the umbrella is so extended, severed and hingedly connectedribs pivoted to said staff, stretchers pivoted to said ribs and to saidrunners, a catch carried on the lower of said runners and adapted tooperate through one of the openings in the outer section of said staffand at times to engage in one of the openings in the inner section ofsaid stafi, a cam sleeve carried on the lower runner, and a cam thereinadapted to engage said last mentioned catch to withdraw it fromengagement with the said inner section of said staff.

3. An umbrella comprising a staff, a runner carried on said staff, acatch opening thrO gh the side thereof, a catch pivoted to 1,031,868 &

said runner having a part thereof radially extended and with an openslot in the lower end of said catch, a cam sleeve carried on saidrunner, a cam carried within said sleeve and made to operate within saidopen slot and adapted to move said catch on its pivot, and means to holdsaid sleeve from unintentional rotation.

at. A folding umbrella consisting of a telescoping staff, slidablymovable runners car ried thereon. catch openings in the sides of saidstafl adjacent the said runners on said staff when the umbrella isextended and with the openings in the inner staff registering with theopenings in the outer staff when the umbrella is so extended, sectionedand hingedly connected ribs pivoted to said staff, means on the upper ofsaid runners for engagement with the outer section of said staff,stretchers pivoted to said runners and to said ribs, a catch carried inthe lower of said runners adapted to lock said runner and the innersection of said staff together and having an open longitudinal slot inthe end thereof, a cam sleeve carried on said lower runner, a camtherein adapted to engage in the slot in the end of said catch, aportion of the side of the outer section of said telescoping staff cutout between two of the catch openings thereinto form a longitudinal slotwithin which slot a catch fastened to the inner section of saidtelescoping staff is operated, and a spring catch adapted to hold saidumbrella ex tended when in engagement with said lower runner.

5. A folding umbrella consisting of a sectioned staff adapted totelescope and having in the side of said staff catch openings near thelower end of the inner section of said staff registering with one of theopenings near the middle of the outer section of said staff and one ofthe openings near the up per end of the said outer section of said staffregistering with one of said openings near the middle of said innersection when the staff is extended, and two of said openings in saidouter section of said staff connected by a longitudinal slot, severedand hingedly connected ribs pivoted to said staff, runners carried onsaid staff, an opening in the lower of said runners, stretchers pivotedto said ribs and to said runners, a catch carried on the lower of saidrunners and made to operate through the said opening therein and adaptedto engage in one of the openings in the inner section of said staff, andmeans carried on said last mentioned runner to withdraw it from itsengagement with said inner section of said staff.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

J AMES PETERSON.

Witnesses SAM RANEY, G. B. BLAKELY.

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